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Raymond, ice must see each other no
more
"But 1 have moro to say. Raymond, be
courageous Alas! we must see each other
no more All this pleasant dream must now
be broken, and you must cease to think
of me-"
~ do not underestimate
"You will never understand. How gladly
I would have spared you this / tried, Ray
mond, even though it seemed my own heart
would break. l did not want you to love me,
nor to love you, for l knew what the end
must be-"
"But what ohstacle"
II cannot tell YOU"
as it fortunei l know l am poor, but
we are young, and l feel sure that shall sue
coed in my profession. Indeed, am doing
well now for young man."
at is not that This is an insurmountable
obstacle and one not Of my creation nor
yours. We must bear it as best we NAV, hav-
ing for our only consolation our mutual love.
And, Raymond, l think it better that we part
now, and forever"
as not this something which you have
imagined graver than it is2 Is it your
fathers opposition that you fear?"
sNo."
"But, Suzanne, love your continued he,
with all the sublime egotiSm of lover whc
considers that one fact to entitle him to
everything he wants, and to excuse him for
all his follies.
"That is what l feared, what wished to
avoid, for it is a great misfortune. Renounce
me, renounce all hope"
SIS there anything against my family?
What is lt?'
"IIush. Raymond. l should be proud to
bear your name, but it is utterly impossible.
l shall never marry, neither you nor another.
This obstacle has existed always and will as
long as | live"
The two young lovers talked yet long
time but always with the same conclusion
and Raymond was obliged to accede to the
firm resolution of Suzanne.
When he walked home, his head bowed
upon his breast and his heart in mingled tu-
multi of joy and despair, his mother watched
him attentively, and at last decided that she
would go alone and ask of NJ. Forney that
he consent to receive Raymond as a sutton for
the hand OF Suzanne.
She loved Raymond so tenderly that she
could not bear too see his visible suffering
When she asked Pierre the following day to
harness the pony phaeton for her, as she wished
to drive out alone he said:
"Mothcr, have wished for some time to
speak to you, and if you can spare few mo-
ments | will say what l wish now. Iou are
going out to drive. VIII you not go as far as
the White House and ask II. Forney's per-
mission for me to address his daushters OF
course, you could not have known anything
of my heart, as l could not gather courage
enough before to speak of it, but feel as if
life will hold little charm for me if | cannot
win Miss Forney for my wife"
Julia sat rs if petrified. She had known
before that Pierre admired Suzanne, though
for awhile she forgot but now, while her ia
vorite sons fate hung in the balance, she
could not think Of his pain. Besides, she
thought that the extreme quetness Of this
avowal betokened lack of feeling and that
Raymond loved more profoundly and would
suffer more; therefore, she took R4mond's
part in her mind.
III will do as you wish, my son" said she,
"but be prepared for a disappointment.
have some reason to think Suzanne's heart is
engaged elsewhere"
"The man who becomes her husband will
have reason to be thankful for so great
blessing" said Pierre growing white to the
very lips and turning away. Little did he
imagine that Raymond loved her
Suzanne was sitting III her room when
Nine. De Noirville drove up and she felt a
| premOnition of what was coming. Julia
asked only to see NJ. Foiney, and Roger
went down to the reception room in obedience
to her request. His heart beat high with
unpleasant emotions which he always felt in
her presence, but he had schooled himself
TO bear it in the pursuit of his purpose.
81 have not come TO make simple visit"
said She, "but to ask great favor of you, one
SO great that my heart fails me before l ask"
Speak madame" said Roger.
"My son Raymond loves your daughter
with all his heart, and have come from him
to beg your consent to his paying his nd
dresses to Mile Forney, if you have made no
previous arrangements with another.
At the first words Roger rose, pale and
| breathless. At last he said hoarsely:
"Impossible Impossiblel"
"Sir,' continued Julia, she is poor, but he
has talent and honor. His father was one Of
the best lawyers in France, and Raymond in
herits his ability. You must have heard Of
his father, NJ. Forney. His name was Lucien
De Noirville."
~ think have heard his name" said Roger
painfully. "There was something, think, in
the papers about-some terrible-some poig-
nant"-
"You have heard that thenP said Julia in a
constrained voice.
"Did he not die in the midst of an address
to the jury, in the interest of a friend accused
| OF robbery. / think followed by assassi-